G/TBT/N/USA/1893/Rev.1  
18 July 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if di fferent from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Next 
generation broadcast television transition; Transmission apparatus for radio -telephony, 
radio-telegraphy, radio -broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception 
apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras; still image 
video cameras and other video camera recorders; digital cameras (HS code(s): 8 525); 
Audio, video and audiovisual engineering (ICS code(s): 33.160); Television and radio 
broadcasting (ICS code(s): 33.170)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Authorizing 
Permissive Use of the "Next Generation" Broadcast  Television Standard; (7 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - In this document, the Federal Communications 
Commission (Commission) seeks further understanding of the current marketplace for 
ATSC 3.0  Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and the ability of third parties to develop 
products that rely upon them. The Commission also seeks comment on the impact on 
consumers if the Commission were to adopt, or not adopt, rules to require essential patent 
holders in 3.0 technology to commit to licensing them on reasonable and non - 
discriminatory (RAND) terms.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of d eceptive practices and consumer protection; Harmonization   
8. Relevant documents:  88 Federal Register (FR) 45378, 17 July 2023; Title 47 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 73 and 74:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-07-17/html/2023 -14409.htm  G/TBT/N/USA/1893/Rev.1  
 
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  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-07-17/pdf/2023 -14409.pdf  
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC -23-53A1.pdf  
This proposed rule and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1893  are 
identified by GN Docket Number 16 -142; FCC 23 -53. The Docket Folder is available on 
the FCC's website at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/search -results?t=quick&fccdaNo=23 -
53&dockets=16 -142 and provides access to associated documents as well as comments 
received (if any). Documents are also accessible from the FCC's Electronic Document 
Management System (EDOCS)  by searching the GN Docket Number. Comments are due 
on or before 15 September 2023; reply comments are due on or before 16 October 2023. 
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 15 September 2023. Comments received 
by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared 
with the regulator and will also be submitted to the FCC Electronic Comment Filing System 
(ECFS)  if received within the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  15 September 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_11104_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_11104_01_e.pdf